Fishing boat



Patented Uct. 14, 1924.

CHARLES W. HUGKINS, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

FISHING BOAT.

Application filed July 3,

T 0 all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. HUOK- INS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Fishing Boat; and I do hereby declare that the'following is a full, clear, and exact specification, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. a

The invention is a small boat similar to a miniature scow, which is constructed of a light material so that it may readily be carried by one man or placed on the running board of a motor vehicle.

The object of the invention is to provide a small one man fishing boat that is absolutely safe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a small fishing boat that may easily be carried on the running board of a motor vehicle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a small boat that may readily be strapped to the running board of a motor vehicle, which may also be used as a packing boX.

And a still further object of the invention is to provide a small boat that may readily be strapped on the running board of a motor vehicle, which is of a simple andeconomical construction and made of a light weight material.

With these things in View the invention embodies a small rectangular shaped boat, having the bottom curved upward at the ends; a seat in it, cleats for holding the car looks, and a socket for holding a fishing rod.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view. I

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section.

Figure 3 is an end view.

Figure 4 is a cross section.

Figure 5 is a plan view showing an alternate design.

In the drawing I have shown my boat as it would appear, wherein numerals 1 and 2 indicate the side members, which may be made of a piece of flat board with the ends curved as shown in Figure 2, to form the bottom of the boat. A row of thin boards 3 may be fastened to the edges of the members 1 and 2, and a cleat 4, which may be 1923. Serial N0. 649,195.

shaped as shown in Figure 2 with its ends curved upward, may be attached to the boards 3 between the side boards 1 and 2. A narrow board 5 may be attached to the top of the boat at the forward end, and a wider board 6 may be attached to the top at the rear.

A seat 7 may be placed across the boat and supported at the sides by cleats 8 and 9, and at the center by a stanchion 10 as shown in Figure 4. Cleats 11 may be placed on the sides, to which sockets 12 may be attached for holding the car locks, and a cylindrical shaped socket 13 may be placed on the side, in which a fishing rod may be held.

In Figure 5 I have shown. an alternate design in which the corners at the front may be beveled as shown, so that it will be possible to place a longer boat on the running board, as the lower beveled corner may be placed against the front fender. In this design I have also shown two seats 14 and of the single cleat 4 shown in Figure 1. A

boat of this type may be made longer so that it will hold two persons instead of one,

and by using more cleats in the bottom it will be possible to use very thin boards for covering the bottom.

The structure of the boat may be made of thin light weight boards, the exterior of which may first be given a coat of a priming substance tofill the wood, when a coat of shellac or the like, then covered with canvas or the like which will be held to the wood by the shellac, this will be covered by a coat of white lead, or the like, and then covered with paint or enamel. The canvas will be placed on the frame as shown in Figure 4, with strips 19 on the sides, which are bent under at the. bottom, and a large sheet 20, which will cover the entire bottom and lap over the edges of the strips 19. Cleats 21 may be attached to the boat over the canvas to protect the corners, edges and bottom and strips 22,which may be made of leather or other suitable material, may be placed over the corners at the ends. It will be understood that changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changes may be in the design, shape or size of the boat, as it is understood that this may be made of any suitable shape or size that will conform with the general de- "jsign shown. Another change alleys-be in the use ofsmaller' boards 'in place of; the boards 3, which may be arranged With spacesbetween them. And still. anothercl ange may be in the location of thesockets for holding the car locks, or fishing rod, as it is understood that as many of these as may bede sired may be used, and: they; may beplaced.

1 in any desired position.

,The CODStIUOUOH- Wlll be understood from the other edge upward, so that from the outside ;it will have the. appearance .of'a rectangular shaped-box ivith curved ends. A

strap may be 'placedaround the boat-and the endswattached to the body'ofthe vehicle in any suitablemanner. 'The voars may'nbe placed on. the inside, 1as ;:very short soars,

I which may be placed under the fseat iwill be sufficient: It will al'sobe-seen tl1at prac-.

, tically the entire camping outfit pmay be placed inside of the boat and by covering absolutely dry.

Letters Patent, is i it With a tarpaulin the interior. may; be;,.l-rept f Having thus fully .describedthe invention, What I-clann as-neW- and desire. to secure. by

i 1. A small-fishing boat-for motor vehicles, having. flat sides with the edges :curveid up- Ward at the ends, boards forming: the bott0m,,-attacl1ed to the lower edges of the sides,

cleats; attached'toi, the boards. .on; the inside, between. the sioles, other cleats attached to .the sides and boards at the ends and on the .top, a transverse boardforming a seat attached to the sides by cleats and supported ,at the-center by a stanchion, and other cleats 'wardatthe ends, boards forming the: bottom attached to the lower edges ,of'the sides, cleats attached to the boards on: the inside, between the sides other cleats attached to the sides-and boards.at theendsand on the top, at-ransversed board forming seat attached to the sides by cleats andsupported at the center bya. stanchion, other cleats attached to the upper inner edgesof the sides, with sockets on them for holding the oar -.locks;-/other cleats for protecting the c,orners,-edges and bottom; the-exterior of said .frame' being firstv coated with a Wood filler, then covered with shellac, or the like, then canvassed With-the edges lapped, then COVGIBCbWitll White lead or. the like,,and then painted or enameled.

CHARLES W. HUGKINS. 

